Week 4 - Assignment 2: Article on ELL and technology

This article discusses the tools that can be used to help English Language Learners adjust into our classrooms. Technology is a great way to have these students gain skills and learn the new language. Using technology to enhance instructions for ELL's by having the students watch videos, listen to audio recordings etc.... can be a much more effective way to reach their needs.

One example of a technology tool that can be extremely helpful for an ELL is a smartboard.Many times students who are not familiar with the English language have a difficult time copying the notes from the board quick enough before the lesson is over. With a smartboard, the teacher can save the notes she wrote and print them out separately for the students who take a longer time to write notes. Smartboard can also have pictures and graphics so that ELL's can have a visual aid to help them comprehend the lesson.

Another tool that is great for ELL's is social networking with their classmates, for example Edmodo. This website can be made private for the class only where the students can post their homework or any assignment given in class. This encourages the ELL students to participate in class online discussions by commenting on other students work etc.

I think that the article is extremely clear and as it lists various ways that a teacher can use technology to give her ELL students the tools to learn the language in a motivating and engaging way.


Link to the article:  https://www.nysut.org/~/media/Files/NYSUT/Resources/2011/March/Educators%20Voice%204%20Technology/edvoiceIV_ch2.pdf  

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